LASTMA apprehends “One Chance” armed robbers, recover bus
… One escape with weapons, P.O.S machine
CITIZENS COMPASS —Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Thursday, December 4, 2024, arrested three notorious ‘One Chance’ armed robbers by the Jubilee Bridge in Abule-Egba area of Lagos State.
A press statement issued by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Mr. Adebayo Taofiq confirmed that they were apprehended by LASTMA personnel alongside with their operational vehicle a painted ‘T4’ commercial bus with number plate, APP 406 YE, at the U-turn area of Abule-Egba.
Immediately they were arrested, one of them escaped with a Point of Sale (P.O.S)
machine before the arrival of Policemen.
Preliminary investigations revealed that they were notorious ‘one-chance’ armed robbers terrorising the entire Abule-Egba and its environs.
Investigation further revealed that they were being chased by members of the public after they noticed that a man was pushed down from their vehicle after robbing him of his valuables.
However, they drove recklessly in order to evade arrest but were eventually apprehended by LASTMA officials controlling and managing traffic around the Abule-Egba axis.
Two suspects were later handed over to Policemen from the ‘Ile-Epo’ Police Division for further investigation.
LASTMA General Manager, Mr Bakare Oki Olalekan, however appealed to members of the public particularly commuters to be very vigilant and stop boarding commercial buses by road side popularly known as ‘Soo-le’
